Oil-producing West African giant, Nigeria will in the coming days turn its attention from importing salt from Brazil for its petrochemical industry. The country is likely to focus on Ghana for the resources due to its abundance in Ghana. This comes after President Nana Addo Dankwa Aufo-Addo on Friday, June …
Read More »Technology University Bill passed
A bill aimed at providing a legal framework for the establishment of a public communication technology university in Ghana has been passed. Members of Parliament (MPs) on Friday unanimously approved the Ghana Communication Technology University Bill, 2020 which will allow the Government to take over the Ghana Technology University College …
Read More »Nigeria projects 39.4m job losses by end of year
A team charged with developing Nigeria’s economic recovery plan from the coronavirus pandemic says about 39.4 million people could be jobless by the end of 2020 if government fails to act. The Committee on Economic Sustainability Plan, led by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, said restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of …
Read More »World Day Against Child Labour: DCE urges parents to give children balanced diet to fight COVID 19
The Techiman North Distric Chief Executive (DCE) Hon Peter Mensah on Friday June 12, 2020 held World Day Against Child Labour with a call on parents and caregivers to adopt the habit of giving their wards a well-balanced diet to boost their immune system to enable the Children fight again …
Read More »NPP To Sensitize Traditional Rulers On The Need For Compilation Of New Voter’s Register
The Bono Regional Executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) are set to embark on sensitization tour to the various paramount chiefs in the region on the new voter’s registration exercise. The tour which has been scheduled for 15th June, 2020 is to deliberate on issues concerning the upcoming …
Read More »Manasseh Azure: If NDC loses the Supreme Court case against EC
Dear DC You’re in court against the Electoral Commission (EC). You don’t want the Commission to compile a new voter register for the 2020 parliamentary and presidential election. Almost all civil society organisations in Ghana have issued a statement saying a new register is needless. Some well-meaning Ghanaians agree with …
Read More »Nyantakyi’s FIFA ban ‘inhumane’ – Laryea Kingston
Ex-Ghana international Laryea Kingston insists the global ban handed to former FA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi is “harsh”. Nyantakyi’s 13-year reign as head of the country’s football governing body ended in ignominy after the world body’s ethics committee banned him for life after being found guilty of bribery and corruption charges on October …
Read More »NPP Delegates Curses: John Boadu and others may suffer embarrassing flatulence, madness – Otumfuo’s Chief Priest
Leadership of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is likely to suffer flatulence madness if indeed they are guilty of what their delegates accused them of before they invoked curses on them, Nana Baffour Sumankwahene Asare Ababio, Chief Priest of Asantehene has revealed. According to him, though sometimes people cursed …
Read More »Burundi court rules president-elect should be sworn in
Burundi’s Constitutional Court has ruled that President-elect Evariste Ndayishimiye should be sworn in as soon as possible as the country’s next head of state. Pierre Nkrunziza, who had been president for 15 years and was due to leave office in August, suddenly died on Monday. According to the constitution, the …
Read More »Government must save football industry – Woyome
A member of the Parliamentary Committee for Sports has warned that football risk collapsing if the government does not come to the aid of the struggling industry. The stocks of Ghana football has for the last three years plummeted to its lowest ebb with the sector battling two major crisis …
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